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A couple of posts in the thread on cat flaps made me think about cat ownership. Unless you have a pedigree cat for breeding or a cat that NEVER goes outside, please consider getting it neutered. There are too many cats around and any cat that isn't neutered and goes out is likely, at some time, to add to the problem.

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:agree:

I would add that even if your cat never goes out it should still be neutered as entire females can spray as badly as males, and can also get pyometra which is often fatal.
 
Yeah, agreed. Entire toms can be a pain to live with, and queens are also a nuisance when they come into season - which is frequent - and constantly caterwauling to attract a mate. Pets should be neutered unless you intend to breed, and you're confident of finding homes for the kittens.
 
Thanks for the info. I had not heard of that infection.

Dave
 
Tigger.ufo said:
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I would add that even if your cat never goes out it should still be neutered as entire females can spray as badly as males, and can also get pyometra which is often fatal.
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A girl in my office lost a cat to this just a couple of weeks ago.
None of her girls were spayed. There are now (the remaining 3)
 
Every domestic/feral cat that ever existed should have been neutered and the problem would no longer exist. The end, thank you!o_O
 
BRASH said:
Every domestic/feral cat that ever existed should have been neutered and the problem would no longer exist. The end, thank you!o_O
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I see you are a cat fan then? :D

(did you hear me arguing btw ? ;) )
 
BRASH said:
Every domestic/feral cat that ever existed should have been neutered and the problem would no longer exist. The end, thank you!o_O
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we coud apply the same idea to the Scots... :p


Seriously though, couldn't agree more, males and females are far better spayed/nuetered. 5 of ours are indoor cats but they are all done, they can escape no matter how careful how you are. Also, if you know of a feral population near you, can be worth letting local rescues know as many are part of the TNR [trap, neuter, release] program or will be able to point you at a place that is. If ferals have already been trapped and done, they will have the top, pointy part of an ear missing as an indicator.
 
Even though I live in a terraced house with a garden, I wanted Jet, my black cat, to be very much an indoors cat and double as a therapy cat for my elderly mother while we are at it, so I had him de-nadgered the moment he was old enough (5 months). This way, hopefully he doesn't have a chance to know what it's like to go feral as well as suppressing the desire to go out and explore. Also, so far he hasn't sprayed anywhere around the house but I do have to change the litter tray every other day.
I've also had him chipped just in case he does go out and get lost.

And it appears to work as he spends more time sleeping on my mum's bed with her in it than do everything else. He even has a calming effect on my elderly mother.
 
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Yv said:
we coud apply the same idea to the Scots... :p
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Blatant racism, the smiley doesn't detract. I insist you ban yourself for a wee while:ty:
 
Wish we had known about the ear tipping before we took the stray that attached herself to us to the vet. Dogs too should be neutered. There isn't a feral dog problem at the moment but rescue centre are also struggling with unwanted dogs.

Dave
 
Two or three months ago I took our now eight month old male kitten to the vet's to be neutered and chipped at the same time, I was pleasantly surprised when I came to pay - £47 in total.

I thought all vets were like dentists and charged like wounded bulls. o_O
 
Always get our cats done whether male or female.

Bitches we've had done too - not dogs though.

The old chestnut - Just one pair of cats and their kittens can produce 420,000 offspring in a mere seven years.
 
I didn't go the whole hog and get myself done, just disconnected!

Cat was done when the CPL had her before Mum and Dad took her on. Chipped as well. Outside cat if she wants to be and fitted with as many bells on as she can lift! Still manages to catch the (very) occasional item of prey but nowhere near as much as she did before the collar went on. (Break away buckle means she can't hang herself, as evidenced by the need to get her new ones fairly regularly when she manages to shed one!)
 
crofter said:
The missus had me done 30 years ago.
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i was surgically altered after the 4th. Was supposed to go after the third but bottled it :( Still with three boys and the 4th a girl can't say I have any regrets
 
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There's a couple of house bricks that I catch the wife looking at every now and then, any one tell me why?????
 
munch said:
There's a couple of house bricks that I catch the wife looking at every now and then, any one tell me why?????
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Perhaps she is considering drowning you ;)
 
Just make sure she minds her thumbs......:D
 
Cartus said:
Two or three months ago I took our now eight month old male kitten to the vet's to be neutered and chipped at the same time, I was pleasantly surprised when I came to pay - £47 in total.

I thought all vets were like dentists and charged like wounded bulls. o_O
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Both of our boys are done and chipped even though they're indoor cats.

The cat protection often run discount neutering schemes, I think we paid something silly like £20 for both pairs to be removed :D
 
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